On November 21, 2019, a seminar
was held at SIPT titled „Dysprosium-containing Hg-1223
Superconducting Materials' Technology and
Research“ - presenter Dr. Ioseb
Metskhvarishvili, senior researcher of the Laboratory of Cryogenic
Techniques and Technologies.
On October 25, a jubilee session
devoted to the 90th Anniversary of the prominent Georgian scientist
and public figure, unrivaled organizer of Science and Technology
Development, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of
Georgia, honorary worker of Georgian science, Doctor of Physical
and Technical sciences, Professor, Revaz Salukvadze.
On November 8, Academician Prof.
Dr.-Ing. Dr.h.c. Prof.h.c. Athanasios G. Mamalis of the National
Technical University of Athens, Greece, visited SIPT. During
the meeting, joint work and future cooperation prospects were
planned.
Employees of Ilia Vekua Sukhumi
Institute of Physics and Technology : Natia Jalagonia, Leila
Kalatozishvili and Tatiana Melashvili were on business trip at the
Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia,
Bulgaria, from 17 August to 17 October, 2019 within the
Project: Horizon 2020 - Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Exchange Grant.
On September 30, 2019, two
seminars were held at SIPT titled „GO/PDMS nanocomposites:
Synthesis, characterization, properties“ -presenter Natia
Jalagonia, head of Laboratory of Chemical Technologies; and
"Our latest achievements in joint studies on graphene
3D project“ - presenter PhD. Alexander Kukhta (Belarusian
State University· Research Institute for Nuclear
Problems).
Employees of SIPT, young
researchers Tinatin Kuchukhidze and Nino Darakhvelidze were
on business trip at Narrando SRL of Salerno University, Italy, from
30 April to 30 May, 2019 within the Project:
Horizon2020 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and
Innovation Exchange Grant.
The aim of the trip was to
perform joint work on the topic: Microwave reduction of graphene
oxide (rGO) and synthesis and research of reduced graphene
oxide/polymer.
On March 15th, the World Bank
representatives Peter Lindholm and Nicola Kojucharov and head of
department of Georgia Innovation and Technology Agency Salome
Khachiauri visited SIPT. They introduced to the leading staff of
the Institute the Technology Transfer pilot project, that will be
implemented with the participation of Georgia Innovation and
Technology Agency. The aim of the project is to promote the
commercialization of scientific technologies and to enter the
global market.
On October 30, 2018 Executive
Director of Technological Institute of Georgia, Mr. Teimuraz
Lomtadze and Head of Laboratory of Low Temperature Physics Mr.
Zurab Tsakadze, visited SIPT. Mr. T. Lomtadze introduced to
the leading staff of the Institute the plans of formation and
further functioning of the Technological Institute of Georgia as a
fundamental and applied scientific educational complex.
Memorandum of cooperation was
signed between SIPT and Sokhumi State University to provide a
framework for their cooperation. The document was signed by the
Rector of Sokhumi State University Prof. Zurab
Khonelidze and Director of Ilia Vekua Sukhumi Institute
of Physics and Technology, Dr. Guram Bokuchava.
Employees of SIPT : Tatiana Melashvili, Davit Mkheidze and Koba
Komakhidze were on business trip at Research Institute for
Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus,
from 20 July to 20 September, 2018 within the Project:
Horizon2020 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and
Innovation Exchange Grant.